Cheap Thrills: Summer Bucket List

I feel like the whole world opens up once the sun finally comes out here in Portland. I blink twice, and suddenly we’ve gone from cozy little hibernators to social crazy folks- filling our days with hikes and bikes and concerts and cold beverages and general loveliness. And, bless their sunny little hearts, most summertime activities are cheap! Some are free! It’s the best thing ever!

I know you don’t all live here, but I’m sharing anyway. Not all these activities are Portland exclusive, though some of them are probably worth coming to visit me for. Today’s cheap thrill challenge? Adopt my summer bucket list, or make a list of your own, and get out there and live your life while the sun is shining!

Summertime Bucket List

1. Eat dinner in a park at least twice a month.

2. Ride my bike whenever my car isn’t absolutely necessary.

3. Hike somewhere amazing and stand under a waterfall. Freeze.

4. Go on walks for no reason.

5. Sit in the backyard and read for hours in the afternoon at least once a week. Feel no guilt.